St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-10
SHE CHANGED HER SEX.
A Very Remarkable Story Regarding .
Bohemian Resident Of the
Garden City.
Until Arriving at Full Maturity She Was
Regarded As An Undoubted
Female.
Transformatio of Sex Followed Bya
Wedding With An Old
friend.
Flight of a Massachusetts Man Who
Had Three Wives-.A
Divorce.
Special TO the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-One of the strangest
OF natures freaks was discovered this even
ing. 1t is no less than the transformation
OF woman into man, and as result the
medical fraternity and the friends of the
young girl are paralyzed with astonishment
over the revelation. Fannie Viskocil is
now Ferdinand Woudeacek. Three years
ago, or perhaps longer. Fannie was
buXom looking female. but now she is COM
pletely metamorphosed, and is the husband
OF Rosa Halla. Miss Viskocil arrived in
this country in the year 1880. Then she
was II years old. She is Bohemian. Her
parents are still in the old country, but up
to short time ago her brother lived in this
city. Fannie, on reaching New York. at
once started for Chicago. After meeting
with her brother she secured employment as
a domestic with a family named Scruka,
then living on West Fourteenth street. She
worked there for two years, and after that
time had elapsed she went to
KEEP HOUSE FOR HER BROTHER,
tailor on Barber street. He was ignorant
of her condition. Miss Viskocirs brother
died after she had worked for him two
years. Being thrown OIL her own re-
sources she sought employment in the
family of Mr. Stein, wholesale LIQUOR
dealer.on Maxwell street. near Union street.
There she formed the acquaintance of
Mary Kotzchka, fellow laborer, and for
year they occupied the same apartments.
One day Mary found razor and shaving
mug on Fannie'S dreSSing-case, and Ques-
toned her about it. She replied evasively.
Nothing more was thought of the occur
renee. Fannie had been shaving and had
IN ftff 20 ~, I, Il;
place. Soon afterwards Fannie was asked
to join the Knights and Ladies of Honor.
She agreed and Dr.. Gustave Fisher, after
examining her, gave her certificate Of
being sound. While in the lodge she
became acquainted with Rosa Halla,
Bohemian, and they became warm friends.
Not long ago Miss Viskocil noticed that
nature had worked
GREAT CHANGE IN HER FORM
After consultation with friends
and physicians had been held on the
case Fannie went to Prague, Germany,
where an operation of a delicate character
was performed upon her. She soon took
on masculine features and characteristics
and showed a disposition to be one of 1.-The
boys" She arrived here last September
and walking into STEMS liquor house called
| for some wine. Sigmund WilhartZ. the
BARTENDER ana former al nlrer, recognized
her. Explanations followed. and the case
| is the wonder of the West side. Ferdinand
Wooderack, alias Fannie Visckoci looked
| up Rosa Halla and found her three weeks
ago. More explanations followed and evil
IDENTIFY they were of satisfactory char
| acter. A marriage license was forthwith
secured and IN the Bohemian church they
were made one. The pair are now living
III the rear of No. $50 West Twelfth street
and are apparently happy. reo9 v7ic -